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On the recordJuly 26, 2004
If I were president today, if I'd been president last week, I would have immediately said to the commission, Yes, we're going to implement those recommendations...
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kerry criticizes President Bush for not acting quickly enough on the 9/11 commission's recommendations.

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